Sachin Shetty, Ph.D.
University Eminent Scholar · Professor & Executive Director,
Center for Secure and Intelligent Critical Systems (CSICS)
Office of Enterprise Research and Innovation (OERI)
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering · Old Dominion University
Securing the systems that run our world — cyber resilience, blockchain, 5G/6G, and trustworthy AI for critical infrastructure.
- 300+Research articles
- 5Edited books
- $22M+Research funding
- 20+ yrsCyber & ML research
About
Sachin Shetty is Executive Director of the Center for Secure and Intelligent Critical Systems within the Office of Enterprise Research and Innovation (OERI), and a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Old Dominion University. He received his Ph.D. in Modeling and Simulation from Old Dominion University in 2007. His research lies at the intersection of computer networking, network security, and machine learning.
Since 2016 at Old Dominion University, his laboratory has received approximately $22 million in funding from the National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, Army Research Office, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Air Force Research Lab, Office of Naval Research, and Boeing. He has authored and co-authored over 300 research articles in journals and conference proceedings and edited five books. He serves as ODU site lead on multiple federal Centers of Excellence in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, and in 2024 was appointed to the Corporate Board of Directors of TowneBank, advising on cybersecurity, data privacy, and risk management.
Research Focus
Cyber Resilience & Risk
Metrics, attack-graph modeling, and remediation for resilient IT/OT and critical infrastructure.
Blockchain & Data Provenance
Trusted device identity, supply-chain provenance, and decentralized assurance.
5G/6G & Wireless Security
Secure, privacy-preserving network slicing, spectrum, and connected systems.
AI/ML Assurance
Trustworthy, certifiable machine learning for cyber-physical and operational environments.
Energy & Cyber-Physical Systems
Cyber resilience for power grids, ports, and industrial control systems.
Cloud & Mobile Security
Moving-target defense, anomaly detection, cloud auditing, and mobile threat detection.
Honors & Recognition
- University Eminent Scholar, Old Dominion University (2026) — ODU's highest faculty distinction
- Appointed to the Corporate Board of Directors, TowneBank (2024)
- Top 2% Most-Cited Researchers worldwide (Stanford/Elsevier, 2021)
- ODU Graduate Commencement Speaker
- Fulbright Specialist — University of Iceland (2019)
- Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI) Fellow · CCI Impact Award (2023)
- Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Research Challenge Award
- DHS Scientific Leadership Award
- Top 50 Blockchain Academic Research Paper Award
- Three-time TSU Faculty Research Mentorship Award (2013, 2014, 2015) · TSU Million Dollar Club
- Senior Member, IEEE
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- 2026 — Named a University Eminent Scholar, ODU's highest faculty distinction.
- 2024 — Won the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI) Impact Award (for 2023), recognizing breakthrough cybersecurity research and workforce impact.
- 2024 — Appointed to the TowneBank Corporate Board of Directors (March 2024), contributing cybersecurity, data-privacy, and risk-management expertise.
- 2024 — Received $2M in federal funding to establish a Cybersecurity Center for Offshore Wind Energy (U.S. Department of Energy + DoD SERC), as Principal Investigator.
- 2023 — PI on a $1M U.S. Small Business Administration grant to help Virginia small businesses guard against cyberattacks.
Supported by
- NSF
- Dept. of Defense
- Dept. of Energy
- DHS
- Army Research Office
- AFOSR
- AFRL
- Office of Naval Research
- Boeing